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Rose cake with homemade Chocolates on top
Make a 8 inch sponge cake, cut it in two and layer it with strawberry flavoured pink butter cream icing and cover with pink colour...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 28, 20211 min read


Some more Gadgets
Chocolate Themormeter Spring Foam Tins Chocolate Thermometer Spatulas Whisks Vegetable Peelers and cutters Cake Tester Butter and Oil...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 17, 20211 min read


Sugar Thermometer
Temperature ranges given below may vary. This is only a guide for cooked sugar. You could do the water test by dropping in a spoon of...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 5, 20211 min read


Chocolate Eclairs
CHOUX PASTRY for chocolate éclairs this quantity make 32 small eclairs Ingredients 6 oz /150 ml Water 1/2 Tsp Salt 4 oz/ 113.40 gm Butter...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 5, 20211 min read
Gadgets
Spring Form Pan Different shapes of Spring Form tins/pans Chocolate Dipping Fork and Spoon ---------------------------------------------...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 5, 20211 min read


Christmas Cake
Make 3 months before Christmas Ingredients 112 g Raisins 112 g Sultana 112 g Plums 56 g Currents 56 g Mixed Peel 56g Pumpkin preserve ½...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 4, 20212 min read


Sponge Cake
Ingredients 4 eggs 1 cup flour ¾ cup sugar 2 oz butter 1 tsp vanilla 3 tablespoon milk 1 tsp baking powder Jam or butter cream icing for...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 4, 20211 min read


Coffee butter cream icing
Ingredients 250 g butter at room temperature 500 g icing sugar sieved ¼ tsp vanilla extract 3 Tbsp. instant coffee granules 1 ½ Tbsp....

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 3, 20211 min read


Fresh Strawberry Sponge Cake
Ingredients 4 Large Eggs (200g) at room temperature 2 cups (400g) Granulated Sugar 8 fl oz (1 cup) Whole Milk 113g (8Tbsp)Unsalted Butter...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 3, 20213 min read


Cream Cheese Buttercream Recipe for Red Velvet cake
Ingredients 115 g Unsalted Butter (at room temperature) 226 g Cream Cheese ( room temperature) 3/4 Cups of Icing Sugar 1 Tsp. Vanilla...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 3, 20211 min read


Red Velvet Cake
Ingredients 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 3, 20212 min read


Coffee Cake
Melted butter sponge This quantity makes 1 ½ pounds of cake + 2lbs with icing (18 eggs makes 6 lbs 4 oz with icing) Ingredients 6 oz...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 3, 20211 min read


Chocolate Butter Cream Icing
Method 1 Ingredients 125 g butter 250 g icing sugar 1 Tsp vanilla 2-3 Tbsps. cocoa powder. Add a few tbsp. of milk for dripping consistency How to make Beat the butter till it is creamy then gradually add the icing sugar and vanilla. Add the cocoa powder and then add some milk. You could add more cocoa powder if you like a darker colour of chocolate butter cream icing. Chocolate Buttercream Icing Recipe (makes around 3 cups of icing sugar) Method 2 ingredients 1 teaspoon 2

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 3, 20213 min read


Swiss Buttercream
For a wedding cake (or most of one, depending on the size) Ingredients 2 cups of egg whites (approx. 12 large) 3 cups sugar 5 cups...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 3, 20212 min read


Woodapple Cream - Divul kiri
Ingredients 4 Wood Apple Fruits (divul gedi) Jaggery or Kitul honey Salt to taste Coconut milk boiled Water Method Cut the wood apples...

Manique Abayasekara
Oct 2, 20211 min read


Onions Sauce or Gravy
Ingredients 1 Chicken stock cube 1/2 cup water 3 large Onions 2 tbsp Oil 1 tsp Mustard seeds 1 tsp Chili powder Salt to taste 1 tbsp...

Manique Abayasekara
May 3, 20211 min read


Anniversary Cake
Made a two tiered Christmas cake/wedding cake inside, covered with buttercream icing and fondant, cut out the flowers with a cutter. With...

Manique Abayasekara
Jan 31, 20211 min read


Bread Fish Buns/Malu Paan
Ingredients For the bread dough 500 g Flour 2 Tablsp Sugar 50 gms Margarine 1 tablsp yeast 2 tsp lime juice/vinegar 2 tsp salt 1 1/3 cup...

Manique Abayasekara
Jan 31, 20212 min read


Its Pouring! Beer Bottle Gravity Cake
Stuff Needed 6" x 3 round cakes butter cream icing chocolate butter cream icing a round cake board 8" or 10" empty beer bottle or can a...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 19, 20202 min read


Scotch Pancakes or American Pancakes
Ingredients 135g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 2 tbsp caster sugar 130ml milk 1 large egg, lightly beaten 2 tbsp melted...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 15, 20201 min read


Mango Magic
This quantity is for one glass Ingredients 2 cubes of Mango puree or pulp (set in ice cube trays) 3 ice cubes 150 ml water 2 tsp sugar...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 15, 20201 min read


Tips and Substitutes
Cupcakes: Some of you have trouble with your cupcakes RISING! Start with 375°F temperature and once they JUMP, turn down to 325°F and...

Manique Abayasekara
Nov 14, 20207 min read
